I have just moved into a ground floor flat with wooden floors and you can smell the damp from the cellar when you walk through the door. What is the best way to sort out this problem.
2006-09-19 22:35:42 · 11 answers · asked by DIYER 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
I'm assuming this is an older building. We have the same problem in our basement, we run a dehumidifier all year long. We still get some smell in the summer, but then we have the air on and it takes humid air out and the smell goes away.
2006-09-19 22:48:09 · answer #1 · answered by cinderjo 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Damp Cellar
2016-11-12 08:56:29 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I had a similar problem with a cellar in a previous property. I put some of that dampseal paint on all the walls and put a small heater in there and left that in there to dry it out. The dampseal did the job and I was then able to paint the walls and the smell seemed to go. I then went a bit further and got a very small radiator fitted in there to help any future damp problems.
2006-09-19 22:44:45 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
This is a question that i can answer as i have converted my own cellar which is half below ground and half above ground. 1st of all do as some one else has said and put in a de-humidifier to dry out the walls. The only way to make it livable permatly is to dry line the walls. If the flat is rented you may not want to for cost reasons.
Basically you insulate the walls with 25mm polystyrene sheets about £4.00 each (8' x 4') then you can use gyp liner which is a metal bracket system that you screw to the wall and fix plaster board to. If you do this it will never smell again.
2006-09-23 08:06:26 · answer #4 · answered by biker550_uk 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
try heating the cellar also if you own it check if it has a damp proof course if not it should have most modern buildings do if the building has bee empty for some time lack of heat can cause dampness check the ground around the building if there is soil coming upto the building or if the air vents are blocked this can cause damp too
2006-09-22 19:14:44 · answer #5 · answered by madeleine b 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are many things to try such as a dehumidifier, mold preventers, charcoal, kitty litter, etc. However, you can get a home inspector or check the yellow pages for companies that will check the humidity level in your home and can tell you where the dampness may be coming from and/or suggest some things to do.
2006-09-20 17:48:11 · answer #6 · answered by HGRoberts 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't have any idea if my cellar is damp or not.
2016-03-17 00:16:53 · answer #7 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2017-02-09 01:07:24 · answer #8 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you can smell the damp from the cellar when you walk through the door
It wasn't obvious before you rented the flat?
2006-09-19 22:46:09 · answer #9 · answered by ed 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Buy or hire a dehumidifier from your nearest tool-hire shop, or if you are renting, get your landlord to do it. If we get some warm, sunny weather, opening your windows and doors will help to dry it out.
...and if you think you've got problems, I'm in a basement flat and there are underground springs! Ho Hum.
2006-09-19 22:46:18 · answer #10 · answered by Gone 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋